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The Power of Habit 1
- Culture
- October 23, 2019
The first three weeks of my college experience felt like roughly 3 billion years. It wasn’t that my classes weren’t interesting – they were! I loved my friends and my needs were being met just fine. That was the confusing part: My life was nearly perfect, yet I was miserable. It didn’t add up. What
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Woke Preschoolers: Indoctrinating Our Youngest Children 0
- Culture
- October 23, 2019
Whether something is education or indoctrination seems to be a matter of where you stand on its content. I have heard C.S. Lewis’ beloved classic The Chronicles of Narnia accused of indoctrinating children with Christianity. My understanding is that indoctrination teaches a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. Now, I believe my preschool
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Are We Too Paranoid About Mass Shootings?0
- Culture
- October 22, 2019
Many Americans worry about when – not if – another mass shooting will occur, and a Gallup poll from September found that nearly half of Americans fear being a victim of one of these attacks. After the film “Joker” was released, you could see these fears play out. Many announced they wouldn’t see it in
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Ectogenesis Is Close to Growing Babies in Labs 0
- Culture
- October 22, 2019
Ectogenesis, or artificially gestating babies, is an idea which has a perennial appeal, for good reasons and bad. The film below is a brief snapshot of Dutch research into artificial wombs, or ectogenesis. The main scientist, gynecologist Dr. Guid Oei, was interviewed by the BBC. He estimates that gestating human babies outside the womb is about
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Biological Male Wins Women’s Cycling World Championship 0
- Culture
- October 22, 2019
Biologically male cyclist Rachel McKinnon won a women’s world championship Saturday. McKinnon, representing Canada, won gold for the sprint event in the women’s 35-39 age category at the 2019 Masters Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, England. McKinnon set a women’s world record in the qualifying event, the BBC reported. McKinnon, a philosophy professor at the College of Charleston, won
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How Baseball Showcases American Values 1
- Culture
- October 22, 2019
Baseball has long been America’s national pastime. While football and basketball might take up more of our screen time, baseball still holds America’s hearts. What is it that makes the game so attractive? Perhaps it is the classic feel of the sport. Perhaps it’s the freedom from the clock that the game gives to modern
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